Thesaurus results for YUCKS

yuks 1 of 2

noun

variants or yucks also yaks or yocks

plural of yuk, slang

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury

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yuks

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verb

variants or yucks

present tense third-person singular of yuk, slang

as in wisecracks

to make jokes pay no mind to those clowns—they are just yukking it up and don't mean any harm

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Noun

Due to popularity and changing tastes, organizers have also added more specialty categories over the years for people who raise yaks, alpacas, llamas and other less-traditional Western livestock. —

John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026 The crew began the journey, dodging yaks and mules at 9,337 feet. —

Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 Early tests show promise for lowering methane emissions Previous studies suggest that yaks naturally emit less methane than cattle because their gut microbes use different metabolic routes. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025 Upon arriving in Namche, the expedition used 60 yaks and 400 porters to ferry gear to the base of the mountain. —

Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025 Hundreds of yaks carried tents and supplies, while trekkers wearing colorful jackets took pictures with the spectacular background at Everest’s base camps. —

Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 Having trained thousands of teachers, setting up schools in slum areas and in addition, publishing its very own children’s books, the non-profit persists to spearhead outreach programs where books are taken to Pakistani children on the backs of camels and yaks, in boats and rickshaws. —

Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The milking of both yaks and horses is a tricky business, requiring a firm hand and cool nerves; the consensus in Mongolia is that women do a better job at it. —

Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

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Weekend Update The Weekend Updates desk jokes are fine to good, especially considering some of them were rewritten under duress.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
Cole framed his opening monologue like a prayer, with jokes about Teyana Taylor’s relationship status, 50 Cent’s pettiness and Nicki Minaj’s politics.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026